The World’s Highest-Paid TV Hosts: Dr. Phil, Ellen DeGeneres and Ryan Seacrest lead

Back in 2013, Phil McGraw gave Forbes some advice: “Let’s just pay attention and form data-based assumptions and judgments about who somebody is.”

Some critical data on the psychologist-turned-television-host? Dr. Phil earned $79 million last year, making him the highest-paid TV host in the world. His sky-high earnings are mainly thanks to his eponymous daytime talk show: In addition to money from product placements, he splits the advertising profits from the show. The result adds up to over 90% of his total paycheck. The rest comes from producing credits on CBS’ The Doctors and The Bull, as well as speaking gigs and an endorsement deal with AstraZenica.

“If you are going to deliver a particular audience like Dr. Phil does, you are pure gold to your advertisers,” says Les Rose, professor of practice for broadcast and digital journalism at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. “If Dr. Phil didn’t appeal to moms at home, than he’d be out of business.”

Combined, the world’s 10 highest-paid TV show hosts earned $462.5 million between June 1, 2016 and June 1, 2017, before management fees and taxes. Figures according to Forbes are based on data from NPD Bookscan and IMDB, as well as interviews with agents, managers, publicists, producers and lawyers.

See the list below:

1. Dr. Phil – $79 million

2. Ellen DeGeneres – $77 million

3. Ryan Seacrest – $58 million

4. Judy Sheindlin – $47 million

5. Steve Harvey – $42.5 million

6. Bill O’Reilly – $37 million

7. Sean Hannity – $36 million

9. Michael Strahan –  $21.5 million